Capecitabine is an orally administered fluoropyrimidine carbamate which has been developed as a prodrug of 5-FU with the goal to improve its tolerability and intratumoral drug concentration. The review aims to provide an evidence-based update of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy, adverse-event profile, dosage and administration of this drug, alone or in combination with conventional chemotherapeutics and/or new target-oriented drugs, in the management colorectal cancer patients. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Update on capecitabine alone and in combination regimens in colorectal cancer patients / Silvestris, N; Maiello, E; De Vita, F; Cinieri, S; Santini, D; Russo, A; Tommasi, S; Azzariti, A; Numico, G; Pisconti, S; Petriella, D; Lorusso, V; Millaku, A; Colucci, G. - In: CANCER TREATMENT REVIEWS. - ISSN 0305-7372. - 36:(2010), pp. S46-S55. [10.1016/S0305-7372(10)70020-7]

Update on capecitabine alone and in combination regimens in colorectal cancer patients

Santini D;
2010

Abstract

Capecitabine is an orally administered fluoropyrimidine carbamate which has been developed as a prodrug of 5-FU with the goal to improve its tolerability and intratumoral drug concentration. The review aims to provide an evidence-based update of clinical trials investigating the clinical efficacy, adverse-event profile, dosage and administration of this drug, alone or in combination with conventional chemotherapeutics and/or new target-oriented drugs, in the management colorectal cancer patients. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
2010
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Update on capecitabine alone and in combination regimens in colorectal cancer patients / Silvestris, N; Maiello, E; De Vita, F; Cinieri, S; Santini, D; Russo, A; Tommasi, S; Azzariti, A; Numico, G; Pisconti, S; Petriella, D; Lorusso, V; Millaku, A; Colucci, G. - In: CANCER TREATMENT REVIEWS. - ISSN 0305-7372. - 36:(2010), pp. S46-S55. [10.1016/S0305-7372(10)70020-7]
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